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My first real morel find! This is the first time I&#039;ve found more than one at a time - yum.<br />
I&#039;m not sure if I have more than one species or just natural variation - I suspect just variation, as most of these were found in pretty much one area - except for the blondie, which was alone. I do think they may be burn morels as it was a recent burn area- unfortunately this means I probably cannot accurately ID.. there&#039;s a cluster of species that are superficially identical and there&#039;s no longer any chance of examining them microscopically - because I ate them :p Click/tap to enlarge

My first real morel find!

This is the first time I've found more than one at a time - yum.
I'm not sure if I have more than one species or just natural variation - I suspect just variation, as most of these were found in pretty much one area - except for the blondie, which was alone. I do think they may be burn morels as it was a recent burn area- unfortunately this means I probably cannot accurately ID.. there's a cluster of species that are superficially identical and there's no longer any chance of examining them microscopically - because I ate them :p

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  1. Awesome. How do they taste? And how do you prepare them? Posted 8 years ago
    1. I find that I like most wild mushroom done pretty simply - for these and chanterells, fry a little shallot in some butter, add a neutral protein (I usually use chicken) add the mushrooms last (most wild mushrooms and morels especially *must* be cooked - they will give you some serious gastric upset otherwise), deglaze the pan with sherry - use the real stuff not "cooking sherry", add enough cream to make a sauce and simmer until it's all nice and warm. Serve over noodles or polenta. Posted 8 years ago
  2. Ha ha, glad you enjoyed them! Never tried a morel myself, I shall have to look out for them. Posted 8 years ago

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Uploaded May 19, 2017. Captured May 18, 2017 20:19.
  • X-E2
  • f/1.0
  • 1/60s
  • ISO200
  • 55mm